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The Institute for Public Relations is the newest member of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, the global confederation of the world’s major PR and communication management organizations. A warm welcome goes to the Institute, a research-led...

Anne Gregory, Global Alliance Chair
A famous public relations academic, Betteke van Ruler from The Netherlands, once said that ‘Practitioners are from Mars and Academics from Venus’. While I might have agreed with her a few years ago, now I...

A life-changing opportunity for mid-career professionals is now available through the Global Alliance scholarships. November 30, 2013 is the final deadline for mid-career professionals to apply for the scholarships provided by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management...

The Reputation Institute’s 2013 Annual Reputation Leaders’ Survey of corporate reputation officers (CEOs, CMOs, CCOs) asked how their companies integrate and manage reputation.
The results indicate that although 79% agree that we now live in a Reputation Economy, an...

November 30, 2013 is the final deadline to apply for the scholarships to the EMScom Executive Master of Science in Communications Management
Lugano, October 29 2013 – Mid-career communication professionals have time until November 30, 2013 to present their application for...

Lugano, Switzerland, October 28 2013 – The Coalition for Public Relations Research (Coalition) has recently released a set of proposed interim standards that are going to be tested by General Electric, McDonald’s USA, General Motors and Southwest Airlines, four companies that are...

For the third consecutive year Dircom Catalunia organized NETCOM2013, the networking event of the corporate communication sector in Barcelona which brought together 230 professionals.
In his opening speech Jordi Garcia Tabernero, president of Dircom Catalonia, focused on the commitment...

The IIRC asked participants of its Pilot Programme Investor Network to critique selected reports from the IIRC Pilot Programme Business Network. The aim was to understand the strengths and shortfalls of today's reporting from the perspectives of providers of financial capital. The...

Lugano, Switzerland and London, United Kingdom, October 17 2013 - Two pioneering global PR organizations have joined forces in a partnership deal designed to bring mutual benefit and help keep PR practitioners at the forefront of their industry.
The deal brings together PR Newswire,...

Gainesville, United States, October 16 2013 - Four companies that are major buyers of public relations research and measurement services have adopted the first round of interim standards proposed by an international coalition leading the development of such standards. The corporations requiring...